This earthwork was built by the Confederates in 1862. It is located half way between the railroad bridge and the county wagon bridge and is parallel with the railroad tracks. This work is a simple rifle trench designed for use by infantry. The . . . — — Map (db m295149) HM
This earthwork was built by Confederate forces before the battle for defense of the railroad bridge. A young Goldsboro boy named Frank Castex saw this work on a visit the day after the battle, remarking "the Confederates had two lines of . . . — — Map (db m286223) HM
This area was occupied by two North Carolina infantry regiments on the morning of December 17, 1862. The 52nd North Carolina was posted on the other side of the railroad across the field in front of you, and the 51st North Carolina was in the woods . . . — — Map (db m286091) HM
This work consists of al deep front ditch, the earth from which was used to form the parapet. Behind the parapet a broad but shallow rear ditch was dug, and the earth was used to form a firing step upon d stand and fire over the parapet. The work is . . . — — Map (db m286092) HM
Union General John G. Foster’s prime objective, the wooden covered railroad bridge crossed the Neuse River here. After the 51st and 52nd North Carolina regiments were pushed back by the Union advance, Union volunteers rushed forward to burn the . . . — — Map (db m286260) HM
It was along the top of this railroad embankment that one Union regiment, the 17th
Massachusetts, approached the railroad bridge one quarter mile to your left. As the men
of the 17th fought their way along the top of the embankment they came under . . . — — Map (db m28554) HM
Nearly 15,000 men clashed on these fields December 17, 1862. At stake was the Wilmington and Weldon Railroad bridge which spanned the Neuse River here. Confederate troops, outnumbered five to one, fought bravely to defend the bridge, a vital link in . . . — — Map (db m28541) HM
Opened by state in 1880 for black citizens with mental illness. Named in 1959 for R. Gregg Cherry, governor, 1945-49. Open to all races since 1965. — — Map (db m65498) HM
(West face) Erected by members of Company E, 119th
Infantry, Goldsboro Rifles, In memory of
Their comrades who gave their lives in the
World War.
(North face)
William A. Brickwell
John W. Thompson, Jr.
Chas. R. . . . — — Map (db m66301) WM
After Union troops burned the railroad bridge they began to leave the field. The Confederates decided to re-cross the river by way of a wagon bridge one half mile above the railroad and counterattack the small Union rear guard.
The right wing . . . — — Map (db m28583) HM
Downtown Goldsboro realized a significant transformation between 2011 and 2015 due to many people's steadfast
determination, a vision and several key partnerships.
Beginning in 2006, the City of Goldsboro and Downtown Goldsboro Development . . . — — Map (db m265893) HM
On this Courthouse Square November 1, 1898, the
First Pentecostal Holiness Church Congregation
was organized with nine charter members.
J.J. Street W.H. Huggans
I.L. Puryer Mr. & Mrs. E.L. . . . — — Map (db m67950) HM
During the Civil War, Goldsboro (then spelled Goldsborough) was an important railroad junction and a vital link in the Confederate supply chain. Here the Atlantic and North Carolina Railroad, which ran from Morehead City to Raleigh, intersected the . . . — — Map (db m265906) HM
In Commemoration of
John Lawson
Surveyor General of the
Province of Carolina
and its first historian
brutally murdered by the
Tuscarora Indians
Sept. 22, 1711
Erected by the
North Carolina Society
of the Colonial . . . — — Map (db m67912) HM
Last Sec'y of War & first Sec'y of Army, 1947-49. Attorney; state senator; brig. gen., 1943-45. Led military justice reform. Home was here. — — Map (db m31557) HM
Orphanage and school opened in 1892. Provided for 960 children before closing in 1971. The original 20-acre tract is now a city park. — — Map (db m67578) HM
Seymour Johnson Field, established on June 12, 1942, six months after the United States entered
World War II, is named in honor of Lieutenant Seymour A. Johnson. A Goldsboro native and U.S.Navy test
pilot, he was killed in an aircraft crash . . . — — Map (db m66699) HM
Field used, 1942-46, for flight training by Army Air Forces; reopened in 1956. Named for Seymour Johnson, naval aviator and Goldsboro native. — — Map (db m65448) HM
With the vision of universal freedom for all mankind
This tree is dedicated to:
Capt. Peter Cleary
And all prisoners of war and missing in action
1973
Capt. Peter Cleary's remains were recovered and laid to rest in Arlington . . . — — Map (db m265894) HM WM
On March 27, 1865, a column of Black recruits in new blue uniforms marched down Center Street passed this location of Gen. William Sherman's headquarters. They had just mustered in as the United States Colored Infantry (USCT). Their march was . . . — — Map (db m265896) HM
Union General John G. Foster’s prime objective, the wooden covered Wilmington & Weldon railroad bridge, crossed the Neuse River here. After the 51st and 52nd North Carolina regiments were pushed back by the Union advance coming through the fields on . . . — — Map (db m286224) HM
The Purple Heart is a United States military decoration awarded in the
name of the president to those wounded
or killed while serving with
the U.S. Military
"To honor those that have borne the battle"
We few, We happy few, We . . . — — Map (db m266680) WM
We must honor those sons of ours who fought so bravely.
A Grateful Citizen (1925)
(Walkway plaque)
Most of them were boys when they died and they gave up two lives--the one they were living and the one they would have lived when . . . — — Map (db m66520) WM
No North Carolina city, no town, no rural section, escaped.
These boys, the dead and living wounded, are the real heroes of this war. These are the men to whom our state and every part thereof should never fail to pay tribute.
Brigadier . . . — — Map (db m266943) HM
(Upper block)
Killed in Action
Billy W. Mckeel, Ssgt. U. S. Army
Missing In Action
Joseph N. Hargrove, Lcpl. U. S. M. C.
(Main block)
In Honor Of These Wayne County Men Who Gave So Much In Vietnam
Killed in . . . — — Map (db m266665) WM
First seat of Wayne County, incorporated 1787. The town died after the county seat was moved to Goldsboro in 1850. Site is here. — — Map (db m60357) HM
Confederate Senator, Speaker State House of Representatives, head of commission to codify State laws, 1883. Home is 1, grave 6, blocks S. — — Map (db m31553) HM
(Preface) Late in 1862. Union Gen. John G. Foster’s garrison was well entrenched in New Bern and made several incursions into the countryside. On December 11, Foster led a raid from New Bern to burn the Wilmington and Weldon Railroad . . . — — Map (db m284130) HM
Welcome to Goldsborough Battlefield Park. The fighting that occurred in the fields around you on December 17, 1862, was the last battle of what is known as Foster's Raid. The raid lasted for six days during frigid weather that caused misery for . . . — — Map (db m284089) HM
While the burned railroad bridge was being rebuilt, the Confederates continued their supply efforts. Trains loaded with supplies were brought up from Wilmington and stopped at the burned railroad bridge. Supplies were loaded onto wagons and take on . . . — — Map (db m295151) HM
Formed 1758 & named for Gov. Arthur Dobbs. From it were formed Wayne, 1779, Lenoir and Glasgow (now Greene), 1791. Courthouse was 3 miles S. — — Map (db m64801) HM
(preface)
Late in 1862, Union Gen. John G. Foster’s garrison was well entrenched in New Bern and made several incursions into the countryside. On December 11, Foster led a raid from New Bern to burn the Wilmington and Weldon Railroad Bridge . . . — — Map (db m77311) HM
Late in 1862, Union Gen. John G. Foster's garrison was well entrenched in New Bern and made several incursions into the countryside. On December 11, Foster led a raid from New Bern to burn the Wilmington and Weldon Railroad Bridge over the . . . — — Map (db m30540) HM
On this site, Confederate and Union troops engaged in battle. Confederates took position N. side of river, after burning bridge. Union troops occupied S. side and hill above, destroying much of village. CSS Neuse damaged during shelling. After . . . — — Map (db m30542) HM
